May 5, 2024, 19:12: Earthquake at 5 km N Barberino di Mugello (FI)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1 felt at 19:12 on 5 May 2024.
Place: 5 km N Barberino di Mugello (FI).
Terremoto in Toscana. Terremoto in provincia di Firenze.
On Sunday 5 May 2024 at 19:12 an earthquake of magnitude 1 and depth 10.3 km was recorded in 5 km N Barberino di Mugello (FI). Further info on the INGV webpage
by clicking here.
Based on the depth of the hypocenter, earthquakes are
classified into superficial
(hypocenter between 0 e 70 and deep), intermediate (Hypocenter between 70 and 300 km deep) and
deep
(hypocenter between 300 and 720 km deep). The earthquake that occurred at 19:12 on 5 May 2024 with epicenter 5 km N Barberino di Mugello (FI), having a depth of 10.3 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1, therefore less then 2.0, this earthquake is classified as "micro", as not felt by the population.
Credits: data from INGV, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, ingv.it